Emilio Alessandrini

Emilio Alessandrini (30 August 1942-29 January 1979) was an Italian magistrate who was assassinated by Prima Linea during the "Years of Lead".

Biography
Emilio Alessandrini was born in Penne, Abruzzo, Italy in 1942, and he entered the judiciary in 1967. In 1968, he became deputy public prosecutor in Milan, and, in 1972, he led the investigation into the Piazza Fontana bombing that led to the indictment of neo-fascist leaders Franco Freda and Giovanni Ventura. Alessandrini also dealt with left-wing terrorism during the "Years of Lead", leading to Prima Linea targeting him. He ignored a phone warning about his fate, and, on 29 January 1979, he was shot dead as he headed to the Palace of Justice in Milan.